ANALYSIS OF THE MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF EARS IN HUMAN IDENTIFICATION– A FORENSIC STUDY
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Keywords
Earprints, Human identification, Forensic science
Abstract
Like fingerprints, ear prints too have been used in Forensic investigation since the nineteen sixties. Earprints are unique and are found in various crime scenes mostly burglaries. Outer portion of human ears are confound structure and offers wide range of versatility between different individuals. The present study was aimed to establish a method using the morphological features of ear by using photographs of ears for the identification
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Dr. Rajesh Naidu
Associate Professor, Department of forensic medicine, Karpagam faculty of medical sciences and research, Pollachi main road,Othakkamandapam, Coimbatore
Dr. Ravi Chander.D
Associate professor, Department of Radiology, Father Muller medical college, Warangal, Telangana
Dr. Aishwarya M
Assistant Professor, Dr. Chandramma Dayananda Sagar Institute of medical Education Research, Harohalli, Karnataka